San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-18

The FL Paso lnter-Republios reveals .
very peculiar condition Of affairs In
Mexico. According to that journal abe
new Mexican school law provides, In
section 1, that the school superintendent
shall compel parents and guardians OF
children OF school age to attend some
school, II school is maintained In their
district, at least sixty days 10 each
school year: penalties for non-compli-
anoe, a fine not exceeding $40, or i'm
prisonment In county Jail not exceed
ing ten days" This is carrying COM
pulsory education farther than any OF
the United States have ever yet at
tempted. On this side the Rio Grande
1t is enough to compel children of school
age to attend the public schools, but
over the border 1t seems that parents
and guardians Of children Of school age
must attend school at least sixty days In
each school year When Mr.. Aztec goes
In for compulsory eduction he takes 1t In
strong doses, according to the lnter-Re-
publics. The probabilities are that the
I.-R. has things mixed.
RAILROADS do not supersede canals
for the carrying OF heavy freights. either
In this country or In Europe. The state
which has the best internal waterways
has an immense advantage. over Its less
fortunate neighbOrs In that respect.
Hennepin Canal, as an outlet for grain
and al inlet for heavy freights. will do
the whole Mississippi region incalcul-
able benefit. No more important work
OF internal improvement in the way OF
waterway has been proposed since the
war.
HENRY CLAY DEAN, popularity known
in Missouri and Illinois, and In Kansas
and Iowa, as DIRTY Shirt Dean" Is
dead. He was dyed-in-the- wOol-demo-
crst, q man OF queer intellectual ability,
. rampant blsthering speaker at times,
but always interesting. A demagogue
OF the demagogues he was at times
genuine statesman whose words were
wise and timely. He was educated for
the ministry, was at one time chaplain
OF the United States senate, swOre like
a private and could wear a dirty shirt
with more unconcern than any public
man in America.
The most heartless case on record,
proving that a bad woman Is the very
worst kind of medicine, is that OF DR..
Ford, Of New Orleans. The Doctors
wife was criminally indiscreet, and the
Doctor shot her accomplish. Rather
than reveal his domestic troubles and
publish his wife's infldellties 10 the
world, he pleaded guilty Of man
slaughter In court, and was sentenced.
His wife, for whom the sacrifice WAS
made, sues for divorce on the ground
that her husband is q condemned felon.
The Alabama legislature authorizes
the governor of that state to appoint
commissioner Of immigration at salary
Of 81, 800 year and expenses, to be paid
for out of the special fund Of the agricul-
tural department. Alabama Is leading
all her southern sisters in enterprise and
this act of her legislature is evidence of
it. That salary Of the commissioner
will be returned to the state a hundred
fold in the benefits that will follow 60
enlightened policy.
Hon. j. MILTON TURNER, minister to
Liberia, under republican administra-
tion, Is so anxious for a re-appOintment
that he Is tsffying the democracy Of
which he Is now hearty supporter by
affirming shat the negro race has never
since the war enjoyed such peace as
since democratic president was elect
ed" Great pity that the Hon. John Mil
ton Turner ever had anything but
democratic administration to grow fat
under. The blessings Of democratic ad- /
minlstration for his race from 1920 to
1860, are not usually boosted of.
A LITTLE OFF,